Trivia

January 5, 1949, he recorded with Marius Coste and his Orchestra the French song "Maître Pierre" which was written in 1948 by Henri Betti (music) and Jacques Plante (lyrics).

Of Greek heritage.

He starred in several stage musicals in Paris, London, and New York in the 1940s and 1950s.

In 1956, he recorded with Jo Moutet and his Orchestra the French song "C'est Noël" which was written by Henri Betti (music) and Jean Manse (lyrics) for Fernandel in Honoré de Marseille (1956). The scene where Fernandel sang the song had been deleted at the editing.

In 1993, he sang with Jean Sala and his Orchestra two French songs composed by Henri Betti in La chance aux chansons (1984) : "Maître Pierre" (composed in 1948 with the lyrics of Jacques Plante) and "Toutes les Femmes" (composed in 1951 with the lyrics of André Hornez and René Rouzaud).